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Leicestershire Police

Her Majesty’s Inspector for this force is Zoë Billingham. Contact her via the Eastern regional office.

Read about the force area…

  • Leicestershire has a population of around one million, a third living in the city of Leicester.
  • The county stretches from former coalfield areas in the west to more rural areas in the north and east, including County Rutland.
  • The city of Leicester is one of the most diverse in the UK.
  • More than a quarter of Leicester’s population is of Asian/British-Asian origin, the largest such community in England and Wales.
  • In HMP Gartree, Leicestershire has one of the UK’s major high-security jails. The force is responsible for policing major football and rugby clubs in Leicester. There are also three large universities in the county, with a busy night-time economy.
  • Leicestershire is one of five forces in an East Midlands regional collaboration group, which aims to promote the cost-effective joint delivery of some important policing services.

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Data

Up-to-date crime, anti-social behaviour, cost and workforce data for this force can be found in our interactive Crime and Policing Comparator – see how Leicestershire is performing, and how it compares with the rest of England and Wales.

The 2011 value for money profiles provide benchmarking information on:

  • What Leicestershire is spending its budgets on;
  • Staffing levels by grade and function; and
  • Outputs and outcomes in a comparable format.

These profiles are based on data provided by the police.

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